Food Adventuring Around NYC
Hidden, secret food and drink establishments will always be fun and exciting. But an interesting location is not enough to sustain a place. Shacking Burger is the newest food establishment in the unlikeliest of places. It’s in a gas station on the outskirts of Chelsea. Not only is a prepared food restaurant in a gas …
Smash burgers, which have infiltrated their way throughout every neighborhood of NYC, are good and all but they get a bit boring. A crisped peppery flattened patty usually topped with American cheese, onions, and pickles. And probably on a potato bun or something similar. Yes, without a doubt, simple, nostalgic, and tasty when done right. …
I remember when the first Smashburger restaurant opened in New York. It was in downtown Brooklyn and was treated as an exciting culinary discovery. Looking back, it’s pretty hilarious that anybody went crazy for this now ubiquitous chain. However, who could have imagined that many years after that first NYC Smashburger debut, lots of local …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Burgers are back baby!! Perhaps the world had been craving a comforting beefy meal during the anxiety of a pandemic. Because it seems like burger shop after burger shop opened up once the world changed in 2020. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Wow! Not only are we down another year, but we are putting an entire decade behind us. And now that we are well into the 21st Century, I have been documenting my food adventures around New York officially for 10 years. Whew! So perhaps I am …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In New York City, we have the famous pizza fold. When you eat a slice in this city, you have to pick it up and fold it in half. It keeps things neat and is the most …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… I’ve tasted lots of burgers with lots of toppings, but if memory serves me correctly, Hart’s in Brooklyn was the first place I experienced a burger with marinated anchovies on top. Why are more chefs not doing this? Certainly taking some nods from Spain …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Unless you come with a group, you’re going to probably have to choose between two gut-busting American staples at Emily. You’ll either get their pizza or choose their hefty and now legendary burger. Or if you …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… This year was another crazy ride. And while politics and breaking news stories often drifted into my anxious psyche, food still played an important role. And this year was full of surprising dishes that were nourishing, pleasurable, and a much-needed distraction. Here now are the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every year I discover a new burger that changes the game for my view on the burger scene in New York. Last year, I finally got to try Joe Jr. which I still recommend as a great classic burger …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… 2016 was a tough year. From a whirlwind political circus to the loss of many beloved celebrities to worldwide tragedies, the news was full of sad things. But there was still joy out there and as usual, I found a lot of that joy through food. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most people will be surprised that the city’s best burger might just be hiding at the counter of an ordinary looking old diner in the middle of well-to-do Gramercy. But that’s where it is. Forget your Shake …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I have such fond memories of eating some wonderful dishes in 2015. But these five were so surprising and hugely delicious, that they stand above all the rest. While I still can taste their flavors in my mind’s palate, I can’t wait to truly …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last week, I sang the praises of the burger from one of New York’s newest modern steakhouses. Today I’m going to continue my burger party by highlighting one of New York’s oldest and msot iconic steakhouses.
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BAR SARDINE IS NOW CLOSED. When Gabe Stulman’s little restaurant on West 10th Street was called Chez Sardine and focused on Japanese pub food, I tasted the Miso-Maple Salmon Head and had an experience I’ll never …
Someone finally figured out the veggie burger. Chef Daniel Strong has created a patty made of beets, brown rice, lentils, and mushrooms that is just as juicy and smoky as a beef burger. When it’s topped with lettuce, tomatoes and bacon in the form of thinly sliced charred eggplant on a Sullivan Street Bakery …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Turkey burgers have always been hit or miss. Even for the health conscious or those trying to avoid red meat, there’s no guarantee that when you order a turkey burger that you won’t find a dry …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Burgers in this city are deceptively expensive. Oftentimes the price you see on the menu might be reasonable, but that’s without all the fix-in’s. You want cheese, fries, bacon, an egg, or chicken liver mousse? Probably, …
he Vendys is just one day away. Tickets are old out, but you can get a good idea of the nominees from this series of short videos I’ve produced. Here are the final four: Ramen Burger The ramen burger is definitely one of the most famous dishes produced in the last few years. The lines …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. People in the food world always love to claim each year as being the “year of the cupcake” or the “year of fried …